Comparison of iodophor and alcohol pledgets with the Medi-Flex blood culture prep kit II for preventing contamination of blood cultures

J Clin Microbiol. 2000 Dec;38(12):4665-7. doi: 10.1128/JCM.38.12.4665-4667.2000.

Abstract

Iodophor and alcohol pledgets were compared with the Medi-Flex Prep Kit II for skin disinfection before venipuncture. Of 12,367 blood cultures collected, 6,362 were done with conventional pledgets and 6, 005 were done with Medi-Flex kits. Contamination occurred in 351 of 6,362 blood cultures (5.5%; range, 3.7 to 8.1%) with conventional pledgets versus 328 of 6,005 (5.5%; range, 3.5 to 7.5%) with Medi-Flex kits.

Publication types

  • Comparative Study
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Bacteremia / microbiology*
  • Bacteria / isolation & purification*
  • Disinfection*
  • Ethanol / pharmacology*
  • Humans
  • Iodophors / pharmacology*
  • Reagent Kits, Diagnostic*
  • Skin / microbiology*

Substances

  • Iodophors
  • Reagent Kits, Diagnostic
  • Ethanol